Qwant: Private and Neutral Searching - Hacking the Hike
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In the United States, DuckDuckGo is the de facto choice for privacy. I was recommended Qwant to try as an

Qwant promises to be privacy friendly. Seems like a good alternative to Google and DuckDuckGo.

  • @geopoliticssuck
    6•4 years ago

    At least Qwant is under European internet laws like GDPR, which is why I prefer it to DDG. I think it also uses its own servers while DDG uses AWS.

  • @ybaumy
    5•4 years ago

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      • @muddygeekOP
        1•4 years ago

        Is it the default just because it’s the only native French option?

          • @muddygeekOP
            2•4 years ago

            That’s kind of what I was getting at. I know there’s a lot of disdain towards American tech. It’s very understandable between the political atmosphere and security concerns. No government wants to worry about NSA backdoors.

            I hope the competition will improve products over time and that we’re not squandering resources to prove a point.